Paris, France – Na wa o! This year Ballon d’Or ceremony don land for Paris, and e dey sweet pass palm wine! Sarina Wiegman, di England women’s manager, don carry come home di Johan Cruyff Trophy after she lead di Lionesses to back-to-back Euros title. No be beans o!
As di ceremony dey unfold for Théâtre du Châtelet, many football big names dey gather dey. From Messi to Burna Boy (yes, him go perform!), dis night na for dem wey sabi football. Sarina don use dis opportunity talk say, “Sport suppose always unite and no be to divide. We go keep dey fight against misogyny and racism.” (Abeg, who no go like who dey fight for better game?)
No forget say, last summer na special one for Sarina as she lead di Lionesses win di Euros. Make we give her hand; she really dey carry di women’s game for di next level. E sweet for body when she say how di women football don break records and how e go continue to grow. Wetin you wan make she talk again?
Di ceremony no dey only about di women, oh! For di men, Lamine Yamal don collect di Kopa Trophy for di best young player. Kid dey hot like fire, no be lie! People dey wonder if he go carry di main prize o. Time go tell!
Gianluigi Buffon and Mary Earps (who sabi sport well well) dey present di award for di best goalkeeper. Di first year for di women’s award and di crowd don dey excited. Better late than never, as Buffon tok (he don dey long for football). And for di men’s side, Luis Enrique no fit dey here because im dey manage PSG wey dey lose 1-0 against Marseille. Maybe time no dey wait for am, but di trophy go wait for am.
As e be say competition dey hot, fans don dey wonder: who gogo win di Ballon d’Or dis year? From Kylian Mbappé to Ousmane Dembélé, na dis boys we go dey watch. Di evening go full with surprises as all di winners dey reveal. Wetin you think? Who you feel go carry di trophy home?
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